Combate Americas has some pro wrestling influence, too. WWE alum Alberto del Rio is a brand ambassador for the company, and pro wrestler and boxer Sexy Star Dulce Garcia is a new MMA fighter on the roster.

The Combate Americas franchise includes live event and original shoulder programming on some of the biggest television, OTT and digital platforms in Spanish and English, including Univision and Univision Deportes Network (UDN), DAZN, ESPN, GOL and Facebook Watch worldwide. The company also owns and operates a multi-platform media studio, La Jaula Studios.

CombateAmericas recently announced another ratings home run with its historic “Cricket Wireless PresentsCombateAmericas: Reinas” extravaganza – the first all-women’s MMA fight lineup to be broadcast live on network television - that scored more than 500,000 viewers on Univision in its midnight ET time slot.

“Our television ratings for ‘Reinas’ proved to be a huge victory for women’s MMA and for Combate Americas, and demonstrate that we’ve become appointment television, especially among the most desirable demos,” said McLaren.

The event was the second highest rated among all households as well as among adults 18-49 since Combate Americas began airing its live shows on the Univision broadcast television platform in April 2018.

Viewership among adults 18-49 shot up by a margin of 28 percent from the previous Combate Americas event - ‘Combate Estrellas’ on April 12 – while the total number of P2+ viewers increased by nearly 10 percent versus the prior event.

The live event also topped the viewership of both UFC programming on ESPN2 by nearly double the number of P2+ viewers on the same night, and SHOWTIME’s boxing program, which peaked at 312,000 viewer on Saturday, April 27.

“Reinas” was the highest-rated show to air at midnight on Univision for the week of April 22-28.

In the main event, Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (6-0)of Mexico City, Mexico extended her perfect record with a second round (:50) TKO (knee strike and punches) of Caroline “Taz” Gallardo of Chicago via Santiago, Chile.

UPCOMING EVENT

Combate Americas returns to AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz., presented by Cricket Wireless, on Friday, June 7, live on television in Spanish in the United States on Univision (12 a.m. ET/PT) and UDN (12 a.m. ET/9 p.m.PT), and in English in the United States and Canada on DAZN (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT).

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